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Partner or lover

A mirror of intimacy

What it often means

Partners in dreams often reflect the state of your most intimate relationship — or, if you are single, the one you are forming with yourself. The relational dynamics in the dream tell you about your current capacity for closeness.

When it tends to appear

  • During seasons of relational reflection
  • When intimacy is shifting
  • When you are noticing what you give and receive

Sit with these questions

  1. 1

    How did the partner make you feel?

  2. 2

    What dynamic is the dream highlighting?

  3. 3

    What would tender honesty look like in this connection right now?

Did this symbol visit your dream?

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